After 11 years of bringing us blistering beats and crazy crooners, Winnipeg's Putrescence is calling it quits. However, they're not going quietly. You can catch them one last time in an knock down, dr...

Fronting a death metal band isn't something just anyone can do.
It can be a lonely road littered with dudes in black t-shirts screaming "Play Sllllayurrr!!!", coupled with constantly finding out the ...

Calgary "evil pop" / rock'n'roll four piece Black Earth released their second full length album entitled Constellations just over a week ago in their hometown. The record is a great combination of hea...

Black metal from the truest north, Sinmara is a five piece crew hailing from Reykjavik Iceland. Named after the female keeper of a legendary weapon in Norse mythology, Aphotic Womb is a straight forw...

If you like metal that veers between sound scape desolation and punishing forward blasts, we've got a record recommendation for you. It's the latest from Louisville Kentucky's Panopticon. This release...

If you're in the Bay Area this weekend and are interested in blasting your ear drums clean from the work week, we've got a show for you. Friday night at Thee Parkside go buy the PBR & shi~ whiskey spe...

Last week, the music portion of the Vice media machine posted '@badguybirnie's article on some of the louder bands in Winnipeg's musical past and present. While the term 'comprehensive' is a bit of a ...

My first Metallica album was the Black Album. My friend Mark played me Enter Sandman in a shed his brother called 'the Clubhouse'. I watched him head bang - using a portable heater as a light - and as...